Jill Steenhuis, an Atlanta native, is a French Impressionistic Painter who lives in the south of France. Jill earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Sweet Briar College in 1980. Following graduation, she enrolled in the Leo Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing in Aix-en-Provence, which follows in the tradition of Cézanne.

Jill has exhibited solo shows in New York City, Greenwich, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Dallas, Aix-en-Provence and Paris. Her paintings are full of strength and color. Among the collectors of her work are the late Mr. Peter Jennings of ABC Evening News, Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Hardaway III, The Federal Reserve bank of Georgia, Mr. & Mrs. Doug Billian of Art & Antiques Magazine, and others.

The artist resides in an old, country house in Aix-en-Provence with her husband and their three sons.